Friday, May 31, 2019

Virginia waterleaf blooming along the creek and at a few places on the south shore of the lake. Five sailboats on the water. Both beaches busy. Maple seeds scattered. Two turtles sunning on a log in the water. Two geese and eight large goslings on the grass on the western shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
87°F
31°C
Humidity 34%
Wind Speed W 10 G 21 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1006.2 mb)
Dewpoint 55°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index 85°F (29°C)
Last update 31 May 4:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Warming sun, blue sky, few clouds. Algae thickening along the eastern and northern shores. Painted turtle sunning on a log in the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°WElev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
73°F
23°C
Humidity 34%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.74 in (1007.0 mb)
Dewpoint 43°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 29 May 5:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, May 28, 2019

Blue sky, bright sun, breeze from the east. White violets near the creek. Fishing boat on the water; paddle board far out. Painted turtle sunning on a log off the eastern shore. Purple violets in the northeast marsh. Rose garden at its early best: tulips, daffodils, lilacs, fountains, green grass.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
64°F
18°C
Humidity 63%
Wind Speed E 8 mph
Barometer 29.81 in (1009.4 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 May 1:53 pm CDT

Monday, May 27, 2018

Creek high after rain, washing the path; lake very high, eroding the southern shore and flooding the islands off the southwest inlet. Four fishermen arrive on the western shore. Grackles on the grass. A pair of geese lands in advance of a paddling patrol of fourteen more. Two geese and eight goslings on the grass near the bandshell. Red-winged blackbirds calling and flying; frogs calling from the northern marsh.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
56°F
13°C
Humidity 87%
Wind Speed NE 13 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1007.4 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 27 May 6:53 pm CDT

Saturday, May 18, 2019

Gray sky, breeze from the northeast; choppy water (high); three sails briefly on it. Pair of geese bedded down on the grass off the western shore; eight goslings in one low huddle.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
49°F
9°C
Humidity 74%
Wind Speed E 14 mph
Barometer 29.77 in (1008.3 mb)
Dewpoint 41°F (5°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 44°F (7°C)
Last update 18 May 3:53 pm CDT

Friday, May 17, 2019

Blue sky, few clouds; light breeze from the northeast. Mallard off the eastern shore, fisherman nearby; turtle sunning on a log in the water.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
67°F
19°C
Humidity 37%
Wind Speed E 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 May 2:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Streaky clouds, light breeze from the south. A few people in the water at the southeast beach. Fishing kayak, canoe. Two geese and eight goslings on the grass south of the band shell. People sunning on the plastic dock off the northern shore. Algae ripening along the shore. Chattering frogs louder than the calls of red-winged blackbirds from the northern marsh.

Current conditions at
Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
75°F
24°C
Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.8 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 4:53 pm CDT

Tuesday, May 14, 2019

Blue sky, drifting cumulus clouds; light breeze from the southwest. Two sails and a fishing boat on the water. Pair of loons off the southern shore; fisherman in the southwest dock; large turtle sunning on a rock nearby. Three turtles ranked on a log off the western shore; two geese guarding eight goslings nibbling grass on the western shore. Grackles on the grass; mallards on the water; calls of red-winged blackbirds, robins. Algae ripening along the northern shore; planes approaching overhead.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Partly Cloudy
72°F
22°C
Humidity 46%
Wind Speed Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 50°F (10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 May 4:53 pm CDT

Sunday, May 5, 2019

Blue sky, approaching clouds; breeze from the west. A few mallards near the eastern shore; a dozen mergansers far out on the lake; dozens of coots near the northwest marsh. Mallards, robins, and red-winged blackbirds in the marsh north of the lake; a Cooper's hawk. Frogs calling.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
63°F
17°C
Humidity 34%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 G 18 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1010.4 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 May 4:53 pm CDT

Saturday, May 4, 2019

Blue sky, bright sun, breeze from the south. A few mallards off the eastern shore; dozens of coots near the northeast marsh. Paths busy.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
A Few Clouds
69°F
21°C
Humidity 22%
Wind Speed SW 7 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.87 in (1011.5 mb)
Dewpoint 28°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 4 May 2:53 pm CDT

Friday, May 3, 2019

Mallard landing on the creek. Bright sunshine, few clouds; breeze from the south. A couple of dozen mergansers in the middle of the lake; a couple of dozen coots near the northeast marsh. Wild turkey walking in the rose garden.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)

Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.

Mostly Cloudy

61°F

16°C

Humidity 41%

Wind Speed S 13 G 22 mph

Barometer 30.03 in (1017.1 mb)

Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)

Visibility 10.00 mi

Last update 3 May 2:53 pm CDT

Thursday, May 2, 2019

Cloud deck breaking up, blue sky showing and sun shining through; breeze from the west. A few mallards along the eastern shore; scores of coots off the northern shore; many mergansers and horned grebes farther out.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Mostly Cloudy
53°F
12°C
Humidity 51%
Wind Speed W 10 mph
Barometer 30.13 in (1020.6 mb)
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 50°F (10°C)
Last update 2 May 3:53 pm CDT

Wednesday, May 1, 2019

Gray sky, creek high, lake full. Dozens of mergansers near the center of the lake, a few near the eastern shore. Great blue heron flying back and forth along the shore.

Current conditions at Minneapolis, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (KMSP)
Lat: 44.88°N Lon: 93.23°W Elev: 840ft.
Overcast
42°F
6°C
Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 9 mph
Barometer 30.04 in (1017.8 mb)
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill 37°F (3°C)
Last update 1 May 10:53 am CDT